A Sustainable Building Promotes Pro-Environmental Behavior: An Observational Study on Food Disposal

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Wu, David W L ^a   DiGiacomo, Alessandra ^a   Kingstone, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FOOD DISPOSAL; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; NORM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRO ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; HABITS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84872260004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053856     Document Type: Article

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